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By Jonathan Shoaf. I''ve always been a software junkie. I''m happy to spend some money on a software product when I know it will save me hours of effort over the course of the next year. So when new software comes out, I''m like a kid at Christmas opening up the gift to see if I got what I wanted. These days, Adobe is the software vendor I''m using the most. I use the Adobe Master Suite and Adobe Captivate for many of my projects. So when Adobe Captivate 7 was released, I was eager to unwrap the gift. Are you an Adobe Captivate user? MORE

If you haven’t heard yet, recently Adobe announced that they too will be trying their luck in the learning management system market. Perhaps what’s more surprising than this announcement though is that Adobe isn’t already in this space given their Captivate, Presenter, and Connect product line. Adobe is surprisingly quite late to the game. MORE

Adobe Captivate is a powerful eLearning authoring tool which allows you to create several types of engaging and interactive eLearning courses. To make the most of this tool, here are the top 5 productivity tips I’ve followed over the years. Go ahead and use them if you like. 1. Take my advice — Always begin […]. How do I. MORE

As you may know, when using Adobe Captivate 8, you can design for responsive courses to adapt to the device or the devices you are using. The adaptability of this software is fantastic. You’ll find Adobe Captivate has three breakpoints for desktop, tablet, and mobile. Here are some options you have when publishing projects in Adobe Captivate 8: - Long Taps. MORE

We are highly excited to see this trend because, like most of you learning professionals, we too believe that the best way to learn new software is by doing real tasks in a real environment, in a fun way. The first one on our list is ‘Ribbon Hero 2’, one of the best examples of application software gamification. ADOBE LEVELUP. ” ~ Karl Kapp. INTRODUCTION. OTHER RESOURCES. MORE

Back in 2012 you would have been hard-pressed to find anything exciting in version 6 of Adobe Captivate, in fact most of the cool stuff at the time was coming from Adobe’s competitors, namely Articulate with their new Storyline software and their latest iteration of Articulate Studio. Adobe Captivate Draft for iPad. Adobe Captivate Draft on iPad. Conclusion. MORE

We’ve just released a free update for Adobe Captivate 9 with some new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. To get the new update, open Adobe Captivate 9, and click Help > Updates and install the new update. Adobe Captivate Draft Rapid Authoring Rapid eLearning Whats new "Elearning authoring tools" "Screen capture software" adobe captivate 9 Adobe Captivate 9.0.1 MORE

Most of you may be wondering what are some of the new features to Adobe Captivate 8. Let’s get down to brass tacks and see what’s new with Adobe Captivate 8: Responsive Project Design. Software Simulations. With software simulations, you can do screen capture videos. More Awesome Adobe Captivate 8 Upgrades. See More Adobe Captivate 8 Templates. MORE

If you're looking to learn Adobe Captivate. Curious how to create software simulations? You'll learn how to create both software demonstrations and highly interactive software simulations. Adobe Captivate e-learning eLearningGet a Jump-Start On Mastering This Awesome eLearning Development Tool! and quickly. this beginner course is for you. During the 6 chapters that make up this course you'll learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch. You'll learn how to publish your eLearning content for the widest possible audience. MORE

Adobe’s Character Animator software has us excited for the future of eLearning. Animation, depending on the software you use, can often have a steep learning curve. Enter Adobe Character Animator, a fairly recent addition to Adobe After Effects. Learn more about Adobe Character Animator here! Do you have a voice and a face? MORE

Adobe Captivate 8 provides four different ways for you to integrate buttons into your training. Captivate 8 comes with about 10 default button styles, each with different text captions, but there are several more styles available through the Gallery folder that comes with an install of the software. In the image editing software of your choice, create three separate images. MORE

by Kevin Siegel A client wanted us to create a software simulation that would allow learners to fill out part of a spreadsheet. IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate 6 classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. But simulating a spreadsheet? MORE

Since its last release in June 2013, Adobe Captivate 8 leapfrogs the current paradigm of eLearning development and addresses the needs of today’s eLearning developer with it’s all new mobile responsive design. This is the most significant release of Adobe eLearning software yet because of the totally reimagined user interface. – Software Simulations. MORE

In the good old days, software companies released major upgrades to their products every 2-3 years. How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Adobe has promised a more aggressive upgrade cycle for its programs that will make even the recent upgrade cycles look almost snail-like. Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Top features to be found in Adobe Captivate 7: Drag-and-drop Components Make eLearning fun with drag-and-drop games, quizzes, and lessons that can run on desktops and mobile devices (such as the iPad). MORE

Elearning developers need ways to optimize Adobe Captivate, and get more creative inspiration. The Adobe Captivate blog is the place go. Word of Caution: To be fair to Adobe Captivate, they say on their site, “You may download and use any of the project files or samples. Note: This is a great video to watch with the downloaded source files open in Adobe Captivate. MORE

by Kevin Siegel Captivate's Software Simulation and Responsive modes get all the glory. When you choose File > Record a New , you might see three choices: Software Demonstration Simulation (which results in a standard project), Video Demo (which results in a video project, a vastly scaled back interface when compared to a standard project), and Device Demo (which is only available on the Macintosh version of Captivate and allows you to capture a mobile device such as the iPad). MORE

Are you finding it difficult to develop applications that teach the use of software effectively and in a timely manner? Or are you trying to develop your own software training? Then, you can develop software simulations that engage your learners with Adobe Captivate easily. This blog is a step-by-step guide for developing software simulations using Adobe Captivate. 1. MORE

Overcoming this issue and communicating effectively with the software implementation partner, taking into account the varying time zones and tight deadlines were the major challenges for us at CommLab. The process steps were first captured using the rapid authoring tool Adobe Captivate and then converted to mp4 format. Training Solutions Software Training MORE

When the Recording Area appears, you record your screen actions just as you would if you recorded screen actions using the Software Simulation mode. Unlike a typical Software Simulation (where there are multiple slides and Timelines), a Video Demo consists of a single video and just one Timeline. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. Trim a Video. MORE

If you have recorded a software demonstration using Adobe Captivate, you have likely run across the issue of the dreaded "jittery mouse." Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. by Kevin Siegel. MORE

I am sure that many of you have been asked numerous times to create a course or courses teaching folks how to use a piece of software. So, last Thursday I led a webinar in which I went over how to create software simulation training in Storyline 2. In it’s function, it’s more like TechSmith’s Camtasia rather than Adobe’s Captivate product. See the recording below. MORE

Selecting the Enable Accessibility option ( Edit > Preferences > Publishing ) makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. For example, if you select the Enable Accessibility option and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when Enable Accessibility is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties). MORE

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. For example, if you select the 508 Compliance and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 Compliance option is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties). Source: Adobe, Creating Accessible Projects. MORE

Adobe Captivate 8. An excellent tool for designing gesture-enabled responsive elearning content, Adobe Captivate 8 has been redesigned to enable both novice and experienced elearning authors. Now more than ever, with the upsurge of innovative and intuitive technology coming up every now and then has seriously altered user expectations about device performance. Articulate Storyline. MORE

If you belong to an organization that is involved in developing software, you know how tough it is to create training that will teach your employees how to use software the optimal way. Simulations give learners an opportunity to “ watch ” and get familiar with the nits and grits of the software tool. How to record a software simulation in Adobe Captivate. MORE

He is trained as both an instructional designer and developer, and is an Adobe Community Expert. . Before we discuss interactive video in Adobe Captivate 8, we need to discuss a little bit about HTML5 video. With plugin players such as Quicktime and Flash, you could set cue points in your video that your authoring software (if capable) can hear and respond. ” 5. MORE

If you are using Windows Vista or 7, and you are working locally but Captivate is still behaving badly, try running the software as an Administrator. Mac: /Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Captivate See also: Captivate's Cache Feature Looking to learn Captivate quickly? Adobe Captivate Essentials and Adobe Captivate Beyond the Essentials (Advanced). Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning HTML5 mLearningBacking up your projects to a network drive is a great idea. MORE

Adobe Captivate has been a top choice for creating dynamic and engaging e-learning for quite some time now. Creating top-notch software simulations/tutorials has always been its biggest strength. With every version, Adobe makes improvements and also has some neat additions to the tool which make it easier to develop e-learning courseware. Learning Technology Adobe Captivate MORE

Select the Privacy category and, from the Allow the apps below to control your computer area , select Adobe Captivate.app. Start Captivate and create a software simulation. Looking to get a jump start on creating software simulations with Adobe Captivate? Adobe Captivate MORE

If you haven’t heard yet, Adobe made some news in the elearning industry yesterday. Specifically, they released their learning management system and Adobe Captivate 9. discussed the new Adobe learning management system previously in this article. I’m interested to see how that one plays out and what the general perception will be from those who use it. MORE

Adobe Captivate was first introduced to be a screen capture tool under the name Flashcam. Not too long after that, Macromedia acquired eHelp and released the software under the name Captivate which was later acquired by Adobe Systems. Software Application Training. Click the image to view a sample e-learning course on software application training.). MORE

by Kevin Siegel I've written about Captivate's Smart Shapes a few times since Adobe first introduced them. Since Smart Shapes are far more flexible (when it comes to formatting) than standard buttons or text captions, I'd love to see Adobe completely replace text captions and buttons with Smart Shapes down the road (perhaps Captivate 9. MORE

The client informed the developer that he could not open the email attachment since he didn't own Adobe Captivate. In addition to the web browser, the learner must have the free Adobe Flash Player on the computer to view the SWF. Many people are surprised to see that when opened in Adobe Reader, the PDF retains all of the lesson's animations, audio and interactivity. MORE

While some of the new features in Adobe Captivate 5.5 such as the ability to free rotate and publish to Apple mobile devices ) have gotten all the fanfare since Adobe released the new software, one new feature has sat on the sideline, overshadowed by the others: Shadow. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate? Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning MORE

Captivate 9 was released just in time for my latest project – a series of courses that require a combination of scenarios and software simulations. I’ve been using Captivate for more years than I am willing to admit (RoboDemo anyone?); Guest Blog by: Dr. Nancy Reyes, Learning Strategist at OnPoint Digital, Inc. every new version […]. MORE

If you belong to an organization that is involved in developing software, you know how tough it is to create training that will teach your employees how to use software the optimal way. Simulations give learners an opportunity to “ watch ” and get familiar with the nits and grits of the software tool. How to record a software simulation in Adobe Captivate.

I am sure that many of you have been asked numerous times to create a course or courses teaching folks how to use a piece of software. So, last Thursday I led a webinar in which I went over how to create software simulation training in Storyline 2. In it’s function, it’s more like TechSmith’s Camtasia rather than Adobe’s Captivate product. See the recording below.

We are highly excited to see this trend because, like most of you learning professionals, we too believe that the best way to learn new software is by doing real tasks in a real environment, in a fun way. The first one on our list is ‘Ribbon Hero 2’, one of the best examples of application software gamification. ADOBE LEVELUP. ” ~ Karl Kapp. INTRODUCTION. OTHER RESOURCES.

If you are using Windows Vista or 7, and you are working locally but Captivate is still behaving badly, try running the software as an Administrator. Mac: /Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Captivate See also: Captivate's Cache Feature Looking to learn Captivate quickly? Adobe Captivate Essentials and Adobe Captivate Beyond the Essentials (Advanced). Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning HTML5 mLearningBacking up your projects to a network drive is a great idea.

Select the Privacy category and, from the Allow the apps below to control your computer area , select Adobe Captivate.app. Start Captivate and create a software simulation. Looking to get a jump start on creating software simulations with Adobe Captivate? Adobe Captivate

We’ve just released a free update for Adobe Captivate 9 with some new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. To get the new update, open Adobe Captivate 9, and click Help > Updates and install the new update. Adobe Captivate Draft Rapid Authoring Rapid eLearning Whats new "Elearning authoring tools" "Screen capture software" adobe captivate 9 Adobe Captivate 9.0.1

Adobe’s Character Animator software has us excited for the future of eLearning. Animation, depending on the software you use, can often have a steep learning curve. Enter Adobe Character Animator, a fairly recent addition to Adobe After Effects. Learn more about Adobe Character Animator here! Do you have a voice and a face?

As you may know, when using Adobe Captivate 8, you can design for responsive courses to adapt to the device or the devices you are using. The adaptability of this software is fantastic. You’ll find Adobe Captivate has three breakpoints for desktop, tablet, and mobile. Here are some options you have when publishing projects in Adobe Captivate 8: - Long Taps.

Most of you may be wondering what are some of the new features to Adobe Captivate 8. Let’s get down to brass tacks and see what’s new with Adobe Captivate 8: Responsive Project Design. Software Simulations. With software simulations, you can do screen capture videos. More Awesome Adobe Captivate 8 Upgrades. See More Adobe Captivate 8 Templates.

Are you finding it difficult to develop applications that teach the use of software effectively and in a timely manner? Or are you trying to develop your own software training? Then, you can develop software simulations that engage your learners with Adobe Captivate easily. This blog is a step-by-step guide for developing software simulations using Adobe Captivate. 1.

Back in 2012 you would have been hard-pressed to find anything exciting in version 6 of Adobe Captivate, in fact most of the cool stuff at the time was coming from Adobe’s competitors, namely Articulate with their new Storyline software and their latest iteration of Articulate Studio. Adobe Captivate Draft for iPad. Adobe Captivate Draft on iPad. Conclusion.

If you are using Windows Vista or 7, and you are working locally but Captivate is still behaving badly, try running the software as an Administrator. Mac: /Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Captivate See also: Captivate's Cache Feature Looking to learn Captivate quickly? Adobe Captivate Essentials and Adobe Captivate Beyond the Essentials (Advanced). Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning HTML5 mLearningBacking up your projects to a network drive is a great idea.

Select the Privacy category and, from the Allow the apps below to control your computer area , select Adobe Captivate.app. Start Captivate and create a software simulation. Looking to get a jump start on creating software simulations with Adobe Captivate? Adobe Captivate

We’ve just released a free update for Adobe Captivate 9 with some new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. To get the new update, open Adobe Captivate 9, and click Help > Updates and install the new update. Adobe Captivate Draft Rapid Authoring Rapid eLearning Whats new "Elearning authoring tools" "Screen capture software" adobe captivate 9 Adobe Captivate 9.0.1

Since its last release in June 2013, Adobe Captivate 8 leapfrogs the current paradigm of eLearning development and addresses the needs of today’s eLearning developer with it’s all new mobile responsive design. This is the most significant release of Adobe eLearning software yet because of the totally reimagined user interface. – Software Simulations.

by Kevin Siegel Captivate's Software Simulation and Responsive modes get all the glory. When you choose File > Record a New , you might see three choices: Software Demonstration Simulation (which results in a standard project), Video Demo (which results in a video project, a vastly scaled back interface when compared to a standard project), and Device Demo (which is only available on the Macintosh version of Captivate and allows you to capture a mobile device such as the iPad).

If you haven’t heard yet, recently Adobe announced that they too will be trying their luck in the learning management system market. Perhaps what’s more surprising than this announcement though is that Adobe isn’t already in this space given their Captivate, Presenter, and Connect product line. Adobe is surprisingly quite late to the game.

by Kevin Siegel I've written about Captivate's Smart Shapes a few times since Adobe first introduced them. Since Smart Shapes are far more flexible (when it comes to formatting) than standard buttons or text captions, I'd love to see Adobe completely replace text captions and buttons with Smart Shapes down the road (perhaps Captivate 9.

If you're looking to learn Adobe Captivate. Curious how to create software simulations? You'll learn how to create both software demonstrations and highly interactive software simulations. Adobe Captivate e-learning eLearningGet a Jump-Start On Mastering This Awesome eLearning Development Tool! and quickly. this beginner course is for you. During the 6 chapters that make up this course you'll learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch. You'll learn how to publish your eLearning content for the widest possible audience.

Captivate 9 was released just in time for my latest project – a series of courses that require a combination of scenarios and software simulations. I’ve been using Captivate for more years than I am willing to admit (RoboDemo anyone?); Guest Blog by: Dr. Nancy Reyes, Learning Strategist at OnPoint Digital, Inc. every new version […].

If you haven’t heard yet, Adobe made some news in the elearning industry yesterday. Specifically, they released their learning management system and Adobe Captivate 9. discussed the new Adobe learning management system previously in this article. I’m interested to see how that one plays out and what the general perception will be from those who use it.

Adobe Captivate is a powerful eLearning authoring tool which allows you to create several types of engaging and interactive eLearning courses. To make the most of this tool, here are the top 5 productivity tips I’ve followed over the years. Go ahead and use them if you like. 1. Take my advice — Always begin […]. How do I.

Adobe Captivate 8 provides four different ways for you to integrate buttons into your training. Captivate 8 comes with about 10 default button styles, each with different text captions, but there are several more styles available through the Gallery folder that comes with an install of the software. In the image editing software of your choice, create three separate images.

Adobe Captivate was first introduced to be a screen capture tool under the name Flashcam. Not too long after that, Macromedia acquired eHelp and released the software under the name Captivate which was later acquired by Adobe Systems. Software Application Training. Click the image to view a sample e-learning course on software application training.).

The client informed the developer that he could not open the email attachment since he didn't own Adobe Captivate. In addition to the web browser, the learner must have the free Adobe Flash Player on the computer to view the SWF. Many people are surprised to see that when opened in Adobe Reader, the PDF retains all of the lesson's animations, audio and interactivity.

Selecting the Enable Accessibility option ( Edit > Preferences > Publishing ) makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. For example, if you select the Enable Accessibility option and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when Enable Accessibility is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties).

Elearning developers need ways to optimize Adobe Captivate, and get more creative inspiration. The Adobe Captivate blog is the place go. Word of Caution: To be fair to Adobe Captivate, they say on their site, “You may download and use any of the project files or samples. Note: This is a great video to watch with the downloaded source files open in Adobe Captivate.

In the good old days, software companies released major upgrades to their products every 2-3 years. How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Adobe has promised a more aggressive upgrade cycle for its programs that will make even the recent upgrade cycles look almost snail-like. Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Top features to be found in Adobe Captivate 7: Drag-and-drop Components Make eLearning fun with drag-and-drop games, quizzes, and lessons that can run on desktops and mobile devices (such as the iPad).

He is trained as both an instructional designer and developer, and is an Adobe Community Expert. . Before we discuss interactive video in Adobe Captivate 8, we need to discuss a little bit about HTML5 video. With plugin players such as Quicktime and Flash, you could set cue points in your video that your authoring software (if capable) can hear and respond. ” 5.

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. For example, if you select the 508 Compliance and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 Compliance option is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties). Source: Adobe, Creating Accessible Projects.

While some of the new features in Adobe Captivate 5.5 such as the ability to free rotate and publish to Apple mobile devices ) have gotten all the fanfare since Adobe released the new software, one new feature has sat on the sideline, overshadowed by the others: Shadow. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate? Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning

Adobe Captivate has been a top choice for creating dynamic and engaging e-learning for quite some time now. Creating top-notch software simulations/tutorials has always been its biggest strength. With every version, Adobe makes improvements and also has some neat additions to the tool which make it easier to develop e-learning courseware. Learning Technology Adobe Captivate

Overcoming this issue and communicating effectively with the software implementation partner, taking into account the varying time zones and tight deadlines were the major challenges for us at CommLab. The process steps were first captured using the rapid authoring tool Adobe Captivate and then converted to mp4 format. Training Solutions Software Training

by Kevin Siegel A client wanted us to create a software simulation that would allow learners to fill out part of a spreadsheet. IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate 6 classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. But simulating a spreadsheet?

By Jonathan Shoaf. I''ve always been a software junkie. I''m happy to spend some money on a software product when I know it will save me hours of effort over the course of the next year. So when new software comes out, I''m like a kid at Christmas opening up the gift to see if I got what I wanted. These days, Adobe is the software vendor I''m using the most. I use the Adobe Master Suite and Adobe Captivate for many of my projects. So when Adobe Captivate 7 was released, I was eager to unwrap the gift. Are you an Adobe Captivate user?

When the Recording Area appears, you record your screen actions just as you would if you recorded screen actions using the Software Simulation mode. Unlike a typical Software Simulation (where there are multiple slides and Timelines), a Video Demo consists of a single video and just one Timeline. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. Trim a Video.

If you have recorded a software demonstration using Adobe Captivate, you have likely run across the issue of the dreaded "jittery mouse." Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. by Kevin Siegel.

Adobe Captivate 8. An excellent tool for designing gesture-enabled responsive elearning content, Adobe Captivate 8 has been redesigned to enable both novice and experienced elearning authors. Now more than ever, with the upsurge of innovative and intuitive technology coming up every now and then has seriously altered user expectations about device performance. Articulate Storyline.